Bastd-saw guide



E. I.. WRIGHT.

BAND SAW GUIDE APPLICATION FILED MAY a..I9I9.

1,322,743.. Patented Nov; 25, 1919.

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I Marg/vra@ I I I I I I l EDGAR L. WRIGHT, F PONTIACp MICHIGAN.

BAND-SAW Specication of Letters Patent. ;Pat6n15gd NOV,- 25, 1919 Application led May 3,1919. Serial No,294,448. l

To all wlwmz't may concern Be it yknown that'I, EDGAR L. WRIGHT, .i citizen ot the United States, residing at Pontiac, in "the county of Oakland and `State"r of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Band-Saw Guide, of which the following is a specification. Y

his invention relates to band-saw guides such as are employed in band-saw machines to hold the saw band to a substantially ixed path ot' travel as it engages the work.

Among the objects of the invention are: to provide a band-saw guide that will be readily adjustable to compensate for any lateral variation Vin the path or travel ot the saw band; to provide a bearing member for resisting thel reaction ot the saw resulting from its engagement with the work, which member will be readily adjustable to compensate for wear; to provide guide members spaced to engage thesaw'band therebetween and adjustable to vary the spaced relation so as to accommodate saw bands ot various thicknesses; to provide a band-saw guide which will have its guide members extended toward the work so as to minimize the length oi saw subjected to the stresses resulting from the work; and finally to provide a simple and durable construction or' band-saw guide and one that may be inexpensively manufactured.

These objects are accomplished by the construction hereinafter disclosed and illustrated in a preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a portion of a band-saw machine equipped with guides such as are herein described.

Fig. 2 is a view at right angles to Fig. l, showing in detail one of the guides in engagement with the saw.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the guide, the section vbeing'talren on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view, the section being taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

In these views the reference character 1 designates a band-saw, 2 a pair of bandV lar a stem 8 projects toward the band-sawl to support a guide therefor. stem 9' beneath theV table 4 projects toward the band-saw to support a guide. YThe guides `which are mounted upon the stems 8 and 9 being duplicates, a description of onethereof will suilice or'both.l 10 is a holder for the guide members, said holder beingforme'd with two parallel bores 11 and 12,'one of Ywhich is engaged by the supporting stem 8 or 9, while the other receives a stein jointly formed by a pair ot` semi-cylindrical members 13 respectively carrying'guide members'l-l. Between said guide members and the parts of said stem there is clamped a third guide member 15 having the nature of a tl-iinplate of fiber or other anti-friction material, whereby the members 14 are sutlicientlyV spaced apart to accoi'nniodate the band saw 1 therebetween at their forward ends. A set screw'16 :is mounted in theY holder 10 to engage the stem 8 or 9 and maintain the holder fixed in any desired position of rotation Aabout the axis of said stem. A set screw 1T is aise provided in the holderto engage the composite stem 13 and maint-ain the parte of said stem in clamping engagement with ther member 15 and to also hold said stem fixed in any desired position of'rotative adjustment. In the forward portion ot' one ofthe guide members 14 there. is mounted an adjusting screw 18 which bears yagainst thek Similarly a anti-friction guide member 15 and` adapts vthe members 14 to besprungapart a .dis-.

tance somewhat greater than the width ot the member 15 so that suitable clearance may be provided between said members 14 for saws of varying thickness. The three guide members 14 and 15 are extended in their forward portions toward the work ta. ble 4 for the purpose of increasing to some extent the area of the saw-engaging faces and of extending the points of engagement of the saw with the guide .close adjacent to the work. Thus the unsupported length ot saw which extends between the guides and engages the work is reduced to a minimum.

Discussing now the operation and advantages of the above described constructlon, 1t

is to be observed that the same is extremelyV simple as comparedV with other devices for a like purpose and consequently may be manufactured at comparatively low cost. The two guide members 14 restrain the saw from lateral play and the forward edge of the anti-friction member 15 provides abear- 2 c l Y 1,322,743

ing the member 15 from the clamping stress exerted lby the. members 14, said member 15 may be adjusted forwardly from time to time to compensate for the wear of its saw engaging face. The invention provides in averyl Vsimple manner forv adjusting the guide tol compensate 'for any lateral varia` `tions in the position of the saw. Thus by loosening the set-screws 16 and 17 the holder 10may be swung about the stem 8 or 9 through any desired angle, as for example, to the position indicated in dash lines in Fig. 1, and the stem .13: may then beA riotated in said holder suiiiciently to establishl the saw-engaging portions of the guide members in their proper vertical positions, as also indicated in Fig. 1.

The above described guide, while comparatively inexpensive, will nevertheless hold the band-saw accurately to a constant path ot travel and will accomplish this result without giving rise to undue friction.

' What I claim is:

1. A bandsaw guide comprising a sawengaging member having a stemv portion, a holder for said member engaging the-stem thereof, means for holding said stem in various positions of rotative adjustment iii said holder, and a support for said holder upon which support the holder is angularly adjustable about an axis parallel to that of said stem.

vA band-saw guide comprising a saw- 'engaging member having a stem portion, a

holder for said member having parallel bores one of which receives said stem por`V tion, a support for said holder engaging the other bore thereof, land means for, holding "the saw-engaging member in Various positions of rotative adjustment in the holder and the holder in various positions otrotative adjustment upon its support.

8. A band-saw guide comprising a pair of guide members spaced to admit a bandsaw therebetween, and having Ycomplementary semi-cylindrical stem portions, a third guide member intermediate said pair forming` a bearing for engaging the rear edge or'V the band-saw, a holder embracing said stem,

a common means for clamping said stein against rotation in said holder. and for clamping the intermediate guide member between the two outer ones, and support for said holder upon which the .latter is angularly adjustable aboutv an `axis parallel to;

that of the stem. Y j

4. A band-saw guide comprising aY pair ot guide members having complementary semi-l cylindrical*portions forming a stem, a third guide member intermediate said pair form ing a bearing for engaging the rear edge oit the band-saw, and a holder in which said stem is an'gularlyv adjustable, said holder being aiigularly adjustable about an axis parallel to that of the stem, the saw-engaging portions of said guide members Vbeing extended transversely to saidstem to permit approaching the guide closely to the work.

5. A 'band-saw guide comprising a pair of guide members spaced to admit a band-saw therebetween and having complementary semi-cylindrical stein portions, a third guide member intermediate said pair forming a bearing for engaging the rear edge oit rthe band-saw, a lio-lder embracing` said stem, and a common means for clamping said stem against rotation in said holder and -for clamping the intermediate guide member between the two outer ones.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification. 

